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also the environment there are a lot of things you can capitalize because you don't have to invest on electric cars or transit or whatever to reduce the carbon dioxide, because the emissions of bicycle is zero. there is a huge problem in the u.s. by traffic noise. a lot of people are not aware of it but the effects for people being constantly having traffic noise are enormously. also, in the netherlands productivity loss because the effect that, for instance, in amsterdam, so many people cycle means that there will be a lot less congestion. when you have ever visited amsterdam, see all of these people cycle and who think what would happen if all of these trips would have to be made by car, then there would be no more amsterdam economy because no one would be able to move about. there would be one giant traffic jam all day. so the bike is the grease in the amsterdam economy. you have to build less highways, you have to build less parking garage. you put the bike -- use very little space. where you have to build parking garage, they're very expensive. there are recent surveys that compa
also the environment there are a lot of things you can capitalize because you don't have to invest on electric cars or transit or whatever to reduce the carbon dioxide, because the emissions of bicycle is zero. there is a huge problem in the u.s. by traffic noise. a lot of people are not aware of it but the effects for people being constantly having traffic noise are enormously. also, in the netherlands productivity loss because the effect that, for instance, in amsterdam, so many people cycle...
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home building or infrastructural services they will continue to do extremely well actually in this environment. now let's now take a quick look at the markets to see where we stand this friday on wall street which is still actively trading equities are higher in fact almost one percent higher walls three quarters of a percent higher for the nasdaq shares of mcdonald's are jumping on better than expected results over in europe shares closed in the block on friday with miners and banks pushing the indices highers well two main factors boosted the appetite for risk positive chinese trade data and the european union leaders agreeing on a budget cut the first one to history i should add here in russia investors didn't seem to find too many reasons for optimism hence the indices wore a lower they ended this week's session in the red roughly a third of a percent each for both of my sex and the r.t.s. but the russian ruble managed to strengthen to both currencies of as you're seeing here the euro was pretty much flat to the dollar. and russia's flag ship airline araf lot this week fiercely criticized
home building or infrastructural services they will continue to do extremely well actually in this environment. now let's now take a quick look at the markets to see where we stand this friday on wall street which is still actively trading equities are higher in fact almost one percent higher walls three quarters of a percent higher for the nasdaq shares of mcdonald's are jumping on better than expected results over in europe shares closed in the block on friday with miners and banks pushing...
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. >> what about the idea that the regulatory environment is getting tougher from the epa to, you know, the financial regulators, dodd frank, business today faces a different regulatory environment than the past couple of decades, no? >> i don't think so. i remember early on acquisitions we were going to make t at at&t, it was tough. we didn't know. we spent a great deal of time in the political part of the business and the regulatory part of the business. it was touch and go. i'm not sure it's changed so much. >> i see. okay. what about the global story? a lot of people say in the last several decades american business was really riding a wave of globalization. today, you're more likely to hear about jobs in buffalo and in michigan than in bangalor, india. are economies looking inward? >> i think so. i think there are some coming back. i think that's a good observation and i think that's a good sign. >> you think it's a good sign that it's not the globalization sort of openness that we saw a few years ago and now economies are looking inward? >> glad to see us bringing jobs back to th
. >> what about the idea that the regulatory environment is getting tougher from the epa to, you know, the financial regulators, dodd frank, business today faces a different regulatory environment than the past couple of decades, no? >> i don't think so. i remember early on acquisitions we were going to make t at at&t, it was tough. we didn't know. we spent a great deal of time in the political part of the business and the regulatory part of the business. it was touch and go....
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what's better for society, increased production or a cleaner environment? this ethical, moral, or economic question points out the difference between measuring growth and measuring welfare. economic analyst richard gill explains. some say an economist, like a cynic, knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. economists, when they measure gnp and its growth over time, tend to concentrate on goods and services that had market prices, numbers that can be added, subtracted, and multiplied. the more intangible benefits and costs of growth, however much they affect our economic welfare, are much harder to assess. it isn't just an economist's problem. we all have different evaluations of the desirablity or undesirability of economic growth. some people genuinely like the buzz and bustle of a growing economy. others prefer stability and tranquility. who is to say which preference is correct? still, these gnp numbers tell a remarkable story. the curve of real u.s. gnp has fluctuated, but basically, it has ascended dramatically over the past century. the
what's better for society, increased production or a cleaner environment? this ethical, moral, or economic question points out the difference between measuring growth and measuring welfare. economic analyst richard gill explains. some say an economist, like a cynic, knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. economists, when they measure gnp and its growth over time, tend to concentrate on goods and services that had market prices, numbers that can be added, subtracted, and...
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. >> and it is terrible for the environment. he is just one of hundreds of thousands of chinese in and around beijing who heat their homes with coal. the smoke from these fires contributes to china's infamous small -- smog. people here go for weeks without seeing the sun. the smell of sulfur lingers in the air and eyes burn from the irritants in the sky. >> the main cause is a tremendous reliance on coal mine in china. power plants burn coal to generate electricity. all of the industry here -- steel, cement, chemical plants -- they all use tremendous amounts of energy generated from burning coal. >> china burns almost as much coal as the rest of the world combined, and that is ruining the environment here. modern, clean coal plants like this one meet strict standards, but they are few and far between. >> local governments have always looked the other way. many power companies are also the largest tax payers for that region, and an important part of the local economy. politicians do not dare metal with their businesses. we have t
. >> and it is terrible for the environment. he is just one of hundreds of thousands of chinese in and around beijing who heat their homes with coal. the smoke from these fires contributes to china's infamous small -- smog. people here go for weeks without seeing the sun. the smell of sulfur lingers in the air and eyes burn from the irritants in the sky. >> the main cause is a tremendous reliance on coal mine in china. power plants burn coal to generate electricity. all of the...
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in part because cruises represent such a strong value proposition in this environment. one more thing before i drill down to whether you should sail away on carnival or royal caribbean. for cruise operators, net yield is how we measure them, the purest measure of a kruds company's pricing power. net yield is the ticket price minus the cost of getting there, plus on board spending, minus any commissions paid to travel agents, all which is then divided by the number of veil cruise days. simply put, this is a metric that tells you how much the cruise companies are squeezing out of their passengers. you get a 1% change in net yield in carnival or royal caribbean, that's enough for a 7% earnings in share for either company. this is a gigantic, incredibly easy way to tell how their business is doing, like same-store sales tore retail or revenue per available room for hotels. right now the net yield is in a fabulous position to go higher, thanks to higher demand, lower supply of ships and more and more people are booking online. given that commissions are paid right to the tra
in part because cruises represent such a strong value proposition in this environment. one more thing before i drill down to whether you should sail away on carnival or royal caribbean. for cruise operators, net yield is how we measure them, the purest measure of a kruds company's pricing power. net yield is the ticket price minus the cost of getting there, plus on board spending, minus any commissions paid to travel agents, all which is then divided by the number of veil cruise days. simply...
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in that environment, you have -- you have correctly placed your hotels. >> well, it's really interesting for us, our business is so dependent on economic activity, business confidence and consumer confidence. you're exactly right. january in china our rev par numbers with up 6%. that's after a slow down. the government transitions almost behind us, chinese new year will be behind us. china is picking up. latsen america was the strongest growth region, slowed down last year because of argentina. we haven't talked about africa which is another place where global capital flows are coming in in ways we have never seen before. >> let's talk about china for a moment. we see china as having a big year in 2013. a lot of people had penalized your stock, tank it down to the -- well at that point into the 50s because they felt you were overexpanding in china. you're probably as a percentage of what people are putting their capital in the highest of any of the companies i follow in terms of commitment to china? >> well, we're long term bullish on china. today, we have more hotel rooms in china than
in that environment, you have -- you have correctly placed your hotels. >> well, it's really interesting for us, our business is so dependent on economic activity, business confidence and consumer confidence. you're exactly right. january in china our rev par numbers with up 6%. that's after a slow down. the government transitions almost behind us, chinese new year will be behind us. china is picking up. latsen america was the strongest growth region, slowed down last year because of...
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so, a drop off in volume is really a natural occurrence in this environment. > you are just back from china. what did you find there? > > lots of pollution. i was in beijing for two days. i have been in china numerous times, and this was by far the worst i've ever seen it. but, aside from that, you look at the economy, things are moving. it is bouncing right along, and they are rebalancing the economy. you can see the service sector, the financial sector, different things moving. so i think in general things are moving in china. there is still a lot to be done and a lot of reform to be done, not the least of which is clean air and clean water. but i think these are things, initiatives to look forward to, and other than that, i think china is moving as expected, if not better. > we will take out our pollution put there tim. and what about the united states? what worries you about the market here? > > you know, not a lot worries me right now in this market. it is liquidity-driven. the fed is buying 80% of the treasury, which is unbelievable. i never thought i'd see that. so i think as l
so, a drop off in volume is really a natural occurrence in this environment. > you are just back from china. what did you find there? > > lots of pollution. i was in beijing for two days. i have been in china numerous times, and this was by far the worst i've ever seen it. but, aside from that, you look at the economy, things are moving. it is bouncing right along, and they are rebalancing the economy. you can see the service sector, the financial sector, different things moving. so i...
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in britain, the environment minister said all is being done to identify those responsible. >> i made it absolutely clear that should there be material which represents a serious threat to human health and emerging from the tests emerging over the next few days,, i will not hesitate to take the necessary action. i will work with the european commission and european authority but we are not in a position to unilaterally and arbitrarily ban a product in the rules of the single market. >> they are trying to establish how and when the horse was relabeled as before being delivered to the luxembourg processing plant. french officials are looking at a supply chain which begins in romania at an abattoir where they slaughter both beef cattle and horses. from there it is but a dutch trader acquired the meat and it was then sold to another trader, this time in cyprus. next, it was sold to its french company which sold -- which sold to the luxembourg plan. tests on ready-made bows and yet -- lasagna and the u.k. revealed it was 100% horse meat. it is a highly complex business, the modern food ind
in britain, the environment minister said all is being done to identify those responsible. >> i made it absolutely clear that should there be material which represents a serious threat to human health and emerging from the tests emerging over the next few days,, i will not hesitate to take the necessary action. i will work with the european commission and european authority but we are not in a position to unilaterally and arbitrarily ban a product in the rules of the single market....
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>> what we're looking at is an environment where the world's policeman for so many decades is suddenly just not willing to be the traffic cop on every beat. >> there is no defining doctrine that threads its way from administration to administration over american history that makes clear where we will act and where we won't act. >> interventions are dangerous because interventions always come with rather significant unintended consequences. >> narrator: in a democracy, agreement is not essential, but participation is. >> never before in our history have we been so interconnected with the rest of the world. >> foreign policy is actually not foreign. >> america has faced great hardship before and each time we have risen to the challenge. >> the ultimate test is to move our society from where it is to where it has never been. >> join us as we explore today's most critical global issues. join us for great decisions. >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. sponsorship of great decisions is provided by credit suisse,
>> what we're looking at is an environment where the world's policeman for so many decades is suddenly just not willing to be the traffic cop on every beat. >> there is no defining doctrine that threads its way from administration to administration over american history that makes clear where we will act and where we won't act. >> interventions are dangerous because interventions always come with rather significant unintended consequences. >> narrator: in a democracy,...
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from over fishing and contamination of the environment. the japanese eel lives in rivers all over the country. in autumn they head to the ocean to spawn. the eels have a long journey. they travel to a ridge some 2,200 kilometers southwest of japan and lay their eggs there. the eel have grown five to six centimeters by the time they are back in japan. fishermen catch them and raise them. this fisherman in western japan are concerned about the population of eel left in the wild. they say the catch has declined more than 90% from peak levels. >> translator: the catch is really poor. i'm afraid the eels will become extinct the in the wild if the situation does not improve. >> reporter: japanese officials are taking steps to stop the decline. researchers are trying artificial breeding. three years ago they were the first in the world to successfully farm eel in the complete cycle. but they have not been able to farm on a large scale. one problem is that they are still searching for the right feed. some local governments are also exploring ways
from over fishing and contamination of the environment. the japanese eel lives in rivers all over the country. in autumn they head to the ocean to spawn. the eels have a long journey. they travel to a ridge some 2,200 kilometers southwest of japan and lay their eggs there. the eel have grown five to six centimeters by the time they are back in japan. fishermen catch them and raise them. this fisherman in western japan are concerned about the population of eel left in the wild. they say the...
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that is the best, most stable environment for children. if marriage was solely about the relationship between two people, we would not bother to enshrine in law, nor would every culture and society and religion for thousands of years investors so much importance because it is about protecting the future. marriage then it's not about me, me, me. it is not about my race, not about my relationships being legally facilitated. it is about a secure environment for creating and raising children based on my phone commitments and exclusivity. marriage is also profoundly pro-woman since it is generally man who is a great propensity to wander off into other relationships. women in general that early left holding the baby. we have to get away from it to ever on life can be forced through merciless present of a quality. i'm a conservative. i do believe we should be concerned with the quality, but not the expense of every other consideration, not the extensive tradition. we should be in the business of protecting institutions and cultural heritage, othe
that is the best, most stable environment for children. if marriage was solely about the relationship between two people, we would not bother to enshrine in law, nor would every culture and society and religion for thousands of years investors so much importance because it is about protecting the future. marriage then it's not about me, me, me. it is not about my race, not about my relationships being legally facilitated. it is about a secure environment for creating and raising children based...
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the goal is to create a more stable environment for when nato forces leave afghanistan in 2014. the mission is to get the taliban to negotiate peace, but what are the chances? >> 12 years into a war that has cost 440 british lives, the prime minister invited the leaders of both afghanistan and pakistan to talk about the threats facing them all. >> the united kingdom will continue to stand firmly behind both countries as they work together to bring peace and stability to the region. finally, the progress we have achieved today sends a very clear message to the taliban. now is the time for everyone to participate in a peaceful political process in afghanistan. >> as british troops prepared to withdraw from afghanistan and handoff to afghan forces, intense combat like this is rare now. the military believe they have done their job and that this insurgency, like all others, needs a political solution. >> the clock is ticking. we have until the end of 2014, maybe not as long as that, to get this thing sorted out, because we are leaving, and everyone knows it. >> however unpalatable,
the goal is to create a more stable environment for when nato forces leave afghanistan in 2014. the mission is to get the taliban to negotiate peace, but what are the chances? >> 12 years into a war that has cost 440 british lives, the prime minister invited the leaders of both afghanistan and pakistan to talk about the threats facing them all. >> the united kingdom will continue to stand firmly behind both countries as they work together to bring peace and stability to the region....
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. >> what about the idea that the regulatory environment is getting tougher from the epa to the financial regulators, dodd-frank, basel. business faces a different situation than decades ago. >> i don't think so. i remember acquisitions with at&t we didn't know. it was tough. we spent a great deal of time in the political and regulatory part of the business. it was touch and go. i'm not sure it change sod much. >> okay. what about the global story? people say in the last several decades, you know, american business was really riding a wave of globalization. today you're more likely to hear about jobs in buffalo and in michigan than in bangalore, india. are economies looking inward? >> i think so. there are some coming back. that's a good sign. >> you think it's a good sign that it's not the globalization openness we saw a few years ago and now economies are looking inward? >> glad to see us bring jobs back to this country and rethink that. that's helpful. >> final question. what do you drive? you driving a gm? >> i am driving a gtm cadillac ctsv. it's a great car. hot wheel. >> hot wheels
. >> what about the idea that the regulatory environment is getting tougher from the epa to the financial regulators, dodd-frank, basel. business faces a different situation than decades ago. >> i don't think so. i remember acquisitions with at&t we didn't know. it was tough. we spent a great deal of time in the political and regulatory part of the business. it was touch and go. i'm not sure it change sod much. >> okay. what about the global story? people say in the last...
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kevin, why shy away from rapidly growing companies in this environment? >> well, i think what you're seeing is a slow-down in earnings growth. but on the other hand, the economy is doing somewhat better than it was, let's say six months ago. so investors who come into the year looking for very fast earnings growth as justification for their stock prices may be somewhat disappointed. so the economy is getting a little bit better, but wave come out of the recession. we've had a full recovery in profits, so here, going forward, we expect to see slower growth and consistency, i think, is the key in that kind of environment. >> tom: you mentioned a full recovery in profits. are stocks, broadly speaking, at this level expensive given the lack of earnings growth that you forecast? >> i don't think they're either expensive or cheap. and the reason i say that is because the standard & poors 500, which is a proxy for the stock market, has about $100 of earnings expected underneath it and it trades at $1500. with the stock market trading at 15 times underlying earni
kevin, why shy away from rapidly growing companies in this environment? >> well, i think what you're seeing is a slow-down in earnings growth. but on the other hand, the economy is doing somewhat better than it was, let's say six months ago. so investors who come into the year looking for very fast earnings growth as justification for their stock prices may be somewhat disappointed. so the economy is getting a little bit better, but wave come out of the recession. we've had a full...
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if it's going to be profitable because the companies don't keer the most harmful it will be to the environment but political battles of the colleges are the most concerned with a potential threat from the shale gas program which could lead to a full blown defeat but whenever they speak out the pro-government media labels them as agents of. the same usually and different camera angles that extract more gas from the rocks and so the underground system which provides fresh drinking water is completely destroyed this water is a strategic ecological resource and when one spoil it the area becomes practically non-viable. but even in the most optimistic scenario ukraine may see its own shale gas filling its pipes only in a decade from now ecologists insists they're not against shale gas and grain simple just that the potential environmental impact from its extraction needs to be researched and assessed before drilling begins they have already sent a letter to the president the question is whether those at the top will be willing to listen let's see russia. reporting from kiev ukraine. well the more i
if it's going to be profitable because the companies don't keer the most harmful it will be to the environment but political battles of the colleges are the most concerned with a potential threat from the shale gas program which could lead to a full blown defeat but whenever they speak out the pro-government media labels them as agents of. the same usually and different camera angles that extract more gas from the rocks and so the underground system which provides fresh drinking water is...
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environment is depressing. the uk economy is arguably more inflation prone, certainly, than core european economies. and irrespective of this downward pressure on growth. i think it's astonishing that we haven't seen weaker inflation outturns in the uk over the last two years. so there's a sense that i guess the inflation environment is more vulnerable in the uk than the uk or core europe. and these worries persist. and, you know, any change to the focus and central bank strategy with regard to focusing on the inflation target i think just helps to exacerbate these concerns. >> all right. don, stick around. we'll come back to you in a short while. don smith from icap is still to come back to you, as well. >>> european stocks are pretty flat on the session. the ibex slightly higher than it was. >> take a look at what's happened with the reaction. 2.1%, i should say, following from that weaker than expected inflation data. bunds roughly unchanged. pressure coming off in italy with those yields moving ever so slig
environment is depressing. the uk economy is arguably more inflation prone, certainly, than core european economies. and irrespective of this downward pressure on growth. i think it's astonishing that we haven't seen weaker inflation outturns in the uk over the last two years. so there's a sense that i guess the inflation environment is more vulnerable in the uk than the uk or core europe. and these worries persist. and, you know, any change to the focus and central bank strategy with regard to...
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investors like the plan to cut costs and better position the bank for a tougher regulatory environment. so the shares surged over 9% to $20.55. utbany of barclay's competitorsutlso moved highto. bank of america rose over 3%, making it the biggest gainer in the dow. j.p. morgan and travelers were both up about 1%. fashion designer michael kors was another big gainer thanks to better than expected third quarter earnings and revenues. the company credits higher sales and the opening of new stores. but what really helped the stock: the company lifted its full-year earnings guidance. the shares rallied nearly 10% or $5 today to $62 a share. new york and company, the women's apparel retailer, also raised its guidance, but just on fourth quarter sales. the chain now expects sales to gain 2.3% thanks to successful a holiday season. the stock jumped 7% to $4.30. fashion accessories retailer fossil also g a boost today, rising 3% to $110 a share. the company says fourth quarter esonings rose 28%, much better than expected. sales growth was strong in its wholesale divisions in north america and a
investors like the plan to cut costs and better position the bank for a tougher regulatory environment. so the shares surged over 9% to $20.55. utbany of barclay's competitorsutlso moved highto. bank of america rose over 3%, making it the biggest gainer in the dow. j.p. morgan and travelers were both up about 1%. fashion designer michael kors was another big gainer thanks to better than expected third quarter earnings and revenues. the company credits higher sales and the opening of new stores....
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." in this half hour, mahmoud ahmadinejad says iran is now a nuclear country. does that mean the rogue regime already has nuclear weapons? we'll get an answer later on. on what would have been president reagan's 102nd birthday, we will honor reagan with a look at many of his messages that resonate today. we have more of his best comments for you and we have reagan biographer craig shirley who will join us later this half hour. first up, major automatic spending cuts set to kick in march 1. republicans are gearing up for another big spending fight with the white house. president obama is urging congress to delay the cuts and smack us with another big tax hike. earlier i had a chance to speak with eric cantor from virginia. i asked for his response b
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." in this half hour, mahmoud ahmadinejad says iran is now a nuclear country. does that mean the rogue regime already has nuclear weapons? we'll get an answer later on. on what would have been...
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imminent meaning we have seen some big fall, but one expert says take advantage of the low volatility environment and get what he calls directional exposure to stocks but remember slow and steady wins the race. he is changing the parameters. joining me now in a fox business exclusive with some advice on how to play the low volatility hard. >> the last five and a half years we've come to live with the elevated levels of volatility, people know there is an embedded floor, we think that it's over. the shock we have experienced the last five and a half years going forward becomes more muted, people become comfortable and utilize what the market is picking up, the more they can participate on the upside. liz: going back to the 90s and the mid-two thousands. where are you getting your thesis now? >> what we know is in the times we have just come through, s&p 500 moved on an absolute basis 1.1% per day. in the prior historical low volatility that is closer to half a percent. liz: we're looking at something different here. you are seeing a lot of calls, that is a bullish signal. here is the historical pi
imminent meaning we have seen some big fall, but one expert says take advantage of the low volatility environment and get what he calls directional exposure to stocks but remember slow and steady wins the race. he is changing the parameters. joining me now in a fox business exclusive with some advice on how to play the low volatility hard. >> the last five and a half years we've come to live with the elevated levels of volatility, people know there is an embedded floor, we think that it's...
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for kids growing up in this environment is good for them at an early age to least see the gun and respect it because they need to know what kind of damage it can do. this. our first task as a society. keeping our children safe. this is how we will be judged. as. news continues now here in r.t. the u.k. is the top destination in europe for migrants recent figures show around six hundred thousand came to live in britain in one year alone it's a trend which worries many with democracy experts predicting white britons could be a minority within fifty years or he reports from london where they already are. it's what britain is known for a vibrant multicultural society and it looks like u.k. babies are testimony to it in east london seventy seven percent of new mums were born in britain nicoletta is from romania two thousand and seven i have been here when my husband together so. i'm through him to sit cine recently moved here from sri lanka and. if i do that more dear a czar has three children i was born in bangladesh could do to kaisha good living standard of living so here prefer to live in.
for kids growing up in this environment is good for them at an early age to least see the gun and respect it because they need to know what kind of damage it can do. this. our first task as a society. keeping our children safe. this is how we will be judged. as. news continues now here in r.t. the u.k. is the top destination in europe for migrants recent figures show around six hundred thousand came to live in britain in one year alone it's a trend which worries many with democracy experts...
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not clear if it's going to be profitable plus the companies don't care how harmful it will be to the environment but political battles of size ecologists are the most concerned with a potential threat from the shale gas program they insist it could lead to a full blown catastrophe but whenever they speak out the pro-government media labels them as agents of gas brought. they usually add different cameco to extract more gas from the rocks and so the underground system which provides fresh drinking water is completely destroyed this water is a strategic ecological resource and when one spoil it the area becomes practically non-viable. even in the most optimistic scenario ukraine may see its own shale gas filling its pipes only in a decade from now a college official says they're not against shale gas in principle just a potential environmental impact from which extraction needs to be researched and the service before drilling begins they have already sent a letter to the president the question is whether those at the top will be willing to listen let's see russia. reporting from carriers in ukrain
not clear if it's going to be profitable plus the companies don't care how harmful it will be to the environment but political battles of size ecologists are the most concerned with a potential threat from the shale gas program they insist it could lead to a full blown catastrophe but whenever they speak out the pro-government media labels them as agents of gas brought. they usually add different cameco to extract more gas from the rocks and so the underground system which provides fresh...
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with the environment we are operating in? whether we needed in order to innovate, mr. xiaonian, please. [speaking chinese] >> translator: you were talking about reform. i don't think what happens next or how to do it. in fact, we know how. we've been doing this for decades. this is an issue of determination, political will now. we now talk more, doing nothing at all. this is all empty talk. how long is this going to last? i think the priority is not to sequence every form. so what are the tasks we need? you say we are talking only, but we are doing some thing. what is that we haven't been doing? what should we do? >> the state sector needs to shrink in the last two years. the state sector is expanding. this is the opposite of the direction we know is there low efficiency. resources moved from a highly efficient private sector to deliver efficient the state senator, sophie talk about reform, the state sector needs to continue to be shrunk, like the beginning of the reform. we need to be serious about shrinking the state dirt cummock are in the air. talking about reformi
with the environment we are operating in? whether we needed in order to innovate, mr. xiaonian, please. [speaking chinese] >> translator: you were talking about reform. i don't think what happens next or how to do it. in fact, we know how. we've been doing this for decades. this is an issue of determination, political will now. we now talk more, doing nothing at all. this is all empty talk. how long is this going to last? i think the priority is not to sequence every form. so what are the...
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the role of the government is to create broadly enabling environment. to have a portfolio approach in investments in research and development. and think there are a number of things putting aside the right things, i think they are attracted by the idea of making it easier for entrepreneurs to start easily. any thing we can reduce the time and cost associated with developing new products and developing the capital requirements i think is going to be a win for the united states. >> materials may be lower on your list. europe just announced it was funding to the tomb of -- to the tune of a billion euros is crafting. this is a carbon structure stronger than steel and more conductive than copper and has a very intuitive industrial applications. in your phone and computers and things like that. we've seen europe collectively make a big bet on research into trying to get into some industrial cases. you are shaking your head. >> almost everything i spoke about was materials. where you missed it was the golden version was there's the machine and then there's the
the role of the government is to create broadly enabling environment. to have a portfolio approach in investments in research and development. and think there are a number of things putting aside the right things, i think they are attracted by the idea of making it easier for entrepreneurs to start easily. any thing we can reduce the time and cost associated with developing new products and developing the capital requirements i think is going to be a win for the united states. >>...
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we hope all athletes can compete in a peaceful environment. >> reporter: the former head coach of japan's national judo team agrees. the 1984 gold medal winner said in a statement that judo can educate people. he noted that when he coached the team, he tried to build supreme athletes, not just the strongest ones. he's urging judo coaches to go back to basics. ciaki ishikawa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> japanese defense officials want to resume talks with the chinese to avoid maritime accidents. they say such discussions are necessary following an incident involving a chinese naval vessel. the crew locked its weapons radar on a japanese self defense force ship. the senior defense ministry official met with members of the ruling liberal democrat party. masonori nishi say they must have more safety nets. they say setting up emergency hotlines. the country's defense officials met three times in the last five years to discuss safety measures, but the talks stalled last year after japan's leaders nationalized the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands, china and taiwan clai
we hope all athletes can compete in a peaceful environment. >> reporter: the former head coach of japan's national judo team agrees. the 1984 gold medal winner said in a statement that judo can educate people. he noted that when he coached the team, he tried to build supreme athletes, not just the strongest ones. he's urging judo coaches to go back to basics. ciaki ishikawa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> japanese defense officials want to resume talks with the chinese to avoid maritime...
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center stage, insiders say to watch for a tighter focus on the middle class, infrastructure and the environment and touched on in the inaugural address and starting wednesday the president will hit the road, takes the message to residents of north carolina, georgia and north carolina. our next guest was a speechwriter for president clinton. including four state of the union addresses. michael waldman is executive director of the brennan center for justice at nyu. welcome. >> great to be with you. >> what's the strategy behind a more aggressive maybe antagonist kind of message that we might hear tomorrow night? >> well, one of the things is that it seems to be working. i think that his inaugural address, for example, was to me the best speech he's given as president. it didn't have some of the drabness and caution of some of his earlier speeches. it said something. and so, i think that if he keeps going with that approach of boldness and ambition it is not that everything he says is enacted in to law but he'll be able to make a case to the country and with some vivid colors and strong arguments.
center stage, insiders say to watch for a tighter focus on the middle class, infrastructure and the environment and touched on in the inaugural address and starting wednesday the president will hit the road, takes the message to residents of north carolina, georgia and north carolina. our next guest was a speechwriter for president clinton. including four state of the union addresses. michael waldman is executive director of the brennan center for justice at nyu. welcome. >> great to be...
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so in answer to your question, the environment is one that still consists of, i guess, limited available liquidity and limited available credit rather for small businesses, often reflected when you look at national federation of independent business surveys. they always tend to be a lot less optimistic an those of the larger companies. >> chris, among the many boards you're on, biggest company is wal-mart, of course. walla walla smart embroiled in a bribery standal in mexico with ongoing investigations internal and external. what can you tell us about the state of those investigations at this moment, when they might be wrapped up, and whether you fear as a member of the board, that anyone in top management could be so tainted that they might have to be replaced? >> obviously, there's very little i can say at this point other than the company does continue to conduct an extensive investigation into those allegations and will come forward. >> any time line that you can hint at? a matter of months, weeks, years? >> i don't want to give a time line. i have an idea of a time line but i don't
so in answer to your question, the environment is one that still consists of, i guess, limited available liquidity and limited available credit rather for small businesses, often reflected when you look at national federation of independent business surveys. they always tend to be a lot less optimistic an those of the larger companies. >> chris, among the many boards you're on, biggest company is wal-mart, of course. walla walla smart embroiled in a bribery standal in mexico with ongoing...
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how do we make easier to create a family in an environment which, frankly, in this country has become, to meet at least the next for nearly an from the tea and families. >> the good news is there's a big gap between ideal fertility, the number of people the children said they want to have, remarkably constant and actual fertility. there is some hope, and will we need to do is think about policies that might not be explicitly. building more highways. lou: did you just a building more hihways. >> and other don't like to hear this. people move to the suburbs because they want to be close to cut some traces of jobs. suburban life making it easier to raise a family. increase your access to jobs. college causes a huge problem. the real cost is increased by 1,000 percent over the last 35 years. if there were any other sector would be saying, this is broken. we need to reform it. lou: on this broadcast we're talking about the fact that some of the biggest baubles education and one of the most poorly run then additional institutions in the country is, unfortunately, higher education. thank you
how do we make easier to create a family in an environment which, frankly, in this country has become, to meet at least the next for nearly an from the tea and families. >> the good news is there's a big gap between ideal fertility, the number of people the children said they want to have, remarkably constant and actual fertility. there is some hope, and will we need to do is think about policies that might not be explicitly. building more highways. lou: did you just a building more...
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you know, really it's a tough environment. i've said they're like a ship without direction because knowing where to go is hard right now. the fed is pushing in risk spreads. there's no reward for extending out the curve and so from an interest rate risk standpoint, there's no reward to go out further. so we do see fix dollars income investors sitting on the sidelines and waiting for the opportunity to get back into the market. and i think you're seeing on a retail side i suspect you're seeing a rotation into stocks based on the flows that we see. >> there seems to be some evidence fixed income investors are going down the lower quality to find yield. is that still happening? >> absolutely it is. i think the first step in that process was moving into -- for our investors moving into municipal bonds. increasingly, our investors are looking down the credit curve. as an example, you can do from two years to ten years and only pick up 17 on basis points. >> we have to go. thanks for joining us. from kelly and i, "squawk box" is nex
you know, really it's a tough environment. i've said they're like a ship without direction because knowing where to go is hard right now. the fed is pushing in risk spreads. there's no reward for extending out the curve and so from an interest rate risk standpoint, there's no reward to go out further. so we do see fix dollars income investors sitting on the sidelines and waiting for the opportunity to get back into the market. and i think you're seeing on a retail side i suspect you're seeing a...
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know why they're there there and it's even worse than being because not only are you wouldn't terrible environment where everybody basically wants to kill you. and you walk around and suddenly the earth explodes and your best friend just lost his leg. you. to test the people you're supposed to be fighting for. and you do crazy things and that's what redacted is about and that's what because it is a war was about. these wars make no sense and crazy things happen here if studied the phenomenon or rather the pathology of violence for a while for decades why is america so keen to get involved in conflicts whatever they hop on from afghanistan to libya shooting first and thinking later many things in there we're repeated over and over again that you know sort of. create this and this atmosphere one is america is the greatest day shouldn't in the world i don't know how many times i've heard that do they say that in russia do you say russia is the greatest nation in the world or not so i often i yeah and why are we all over the world why are we in countries you know we have you know a military presence a
know why they're there there and it's even worse than being because not only are you wouldn't terrible environment where everybody basically wants to kill you. and you walk around and suddenly the earth explodes and your best friend just lost his leg. you. to test the people you're supposed to be fighting for. and you do crazy things and that's what redacted is about and that's what because it is a war was about. these wars make no sense and crazy things happen here if studied the phenomenon or...
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it is the most stable environment for children. if marriage was solely about the relationship between two people, we would not bother to enshrine it in law, nor would every culture and society and religion for thousands of years and invested it with so much importance, because it is about protecting the future. marriage is not about me, me, me. it is not about my rights. it is not about my relationships being legally valid data. it is about raising children based on a lifelong commitment of the exclusivity. it is also profoundly pro-woman since it is that men have the greater propensity to wander off. it is the women who are often left holding the baby. we have to get away from the idea that everything in life can be forced through the prism of equality. i am a conservative. we have to be concerned of equality but not at the expense of every other consideration. not at the expense of tradition. we should be protecting cherished institutions and our culture. what, if not that, is the conservative party for? with no one to vote for.
it is the most stable environment for children. if marriage was solely about the relationship between two people, we would not bother to enshrine it in law, nor would every culture and society and religion for thousands of years and invested it with so much importance, because it is about protecting the future. marriage is not about me, me, me. it is not about my rights. it is not about my relationships being legally valid data. it is about raising children based on a lifelong commitment of the...